During the Nebraska Healthcare Associations Convention in September, Harvard Rest Haven’s Administrator Ruth Sands-Jerke was honored with the Administrator of the Year award.

“I was a little surprised, a little shocked, but very humbled and grateful to be nominated,” Sands-Jerke said.

She added that the best part of the award was knowing members of her staff felt she was a good candidate and felt she deserved such an award.

Two Harvard Rest Haven staff members nominated her for the award.

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David Wesley Babcock, the son of Robert and Irma N. (Pinnell) Babcock, was born April 7, 1943, at Arnold. He departed this life on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Mary Lanning Hospital in Hastings at the age of 76 years.

Dave attended school in Arnold, and later graduated from Dunning High School with the class of 1961. On Oct. 25, 1961, he was united in marriage to Pat Hable at Broken Bow.

Dave had been employed at Kapals as a mechanic and also drove truck. While in Broken Bow, Dave drove stock cars at the Custer County Fairgrounds until one night, he lost control jumped the track and hit a tree. From that time on, he stopped stock car racing and began drag racing with the family car. While in Broken Bow, son Gene was born and later daughter Beth was born in Callaway. Dave had been an active member of the Jaycees in Broken Bow. Dave then moved to Loup City, NE and worked for Darcy Erickson.

Former Glenvil resident Joyce L. Bohlen, 86, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 5, at College View Assisted Living & Memory Support in Hastings.

Services were at 11 a.m., Friday, Nov. 8, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Glenvil, with Pastor Rob Garton officiating. Burial was at Glenvil Cemetery in Glenvil. Visitation was held from 1-8 p.m., Thursday, at the funeral home with family present 5-7 p.m., and one hour prior to service at the church. Memorials may be given to Immanuel Lutheran Church, Glenvil. Private condolences may be sent to the family at www.lbvfh.com.Livingston Butler Volland Funeral Home & Cremation Center is serving the family.

Sutton resident Marion Griess, 93, passed away Sunday, Nov. 10, 2019, at Memorial Hospital in Aurora.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton, with the Free German Reformed Salem Church Elders officiating. Interment will follow at the Free German Reformed Salem Church Cemetery near Sutton, NE. Visitation will be Wednesday, from 1 p.m. – 8 p.m., with the family present from 5 p.m. – 7 p.m., at Sutton Memorial Chapel in Sutton.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be directed to the family.

Condolences may be left at www.suttonmemorial.com.

Fairfield, resident Timmie “Tim” L. Abell, 65, passed away Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings.

Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, 2019, at the Clay Center Christian Church in Clay Center, with Pastor Arick Johanson officiating. Interment was Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at Greenlawn Cemetery in Afton, IA. Visitation was Friday, from 1 p.m.–8 p.m., with the family present from 6 p.m.–8 p.m., at McLaughlin Funeral Chapel in Clay Center.

Memorial contributions may be directed to the family to be designated later.

Condolences may be left at www.suttonmemorial.com.

Guy A. Wuger, 69, of Stoutsville, MO, passed away on Friday, Oct. 18, 2019.

Guy was born Dec. 11, 1949, in Faulkton, SD, to Charles and Lavina “Bonnie” (Vogeler) Wuger. He graduated from Faulkton High School in 1968. He married Jane Lansford, the love of his life, on May 25, 1974, in Clay Center, and they made their home in nearby Sutton, for more than 40 years. They had recently moved to Stoutsville, MO, to be closer to their children and grandchildren.

Guy was employed as truck driver most of his life and loved being on the road. He spent his free time working on home improvement projects, tinkering in his shop and restoring and collecting toy tractors. He also enjoyed spending time with his family, especially his four grandchildren.

Oklahoma has decided to alleviate prison overcrowding by releasing inmates doing time for some non-violent offenses. And, they have lessened some penalties on those same crimes to avoid sending more inmates into the system in the future.

In Nebraska, we’re giving hiring bonuses to attract guards and forcing mandatory 12-hour shifts. The prison system remains at 159 percent capacity at one institution, but wages and work hours have created a bigger staffing crisis, which has attracted the attention of the system’s top brass and Governor.

The Nebraska Legislature’s Judiciary Committee has been working on alternative sentencing and other measures to reduce the population. But the “do the crime, do the time” mentality prevails.

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BY TORY DUNCAN

Nebraska’s six-man football division has been known for pouring on the offense. In the case of Friday afternoon’s battle between the Harvard Cardinals and the Sioux County Warriors, the two teams combined for 150 points, 21 touchdowns and 1,363 total yards, as the Cardinals held on for a nail-biting 78-72 win to advance to a fourth straight six-man semifinal game.

The Cardinals seemed to have the game well under control after the first quarter, as Harvard held a 24-6 lead at the end of the first 10 minutes, and eventually led 32-6 at the 8:03 point of the second quarter.

In the first, Noah Okraska scored on a two-yard run, a 45-yard pass play from David Reazola to Noah and eventually to Ben Okraska for a 16-0 lead.

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Sutton’s home field clash with the Battle Creek Braves in the Class C-2 playoff quarterfinal round wasn’t for the queasy, as after the Mustangs took an 8-6 first quarter lead, the visiting Braves put Sutton in a hole at halftime, as a 15-0 second quarter run by Battle Creek left the Mustangs reeling in a quarter of turnovers and mistakes, as Battle Creek led 21-8 going into the final 24 minutes of the playoff tilt.

Sutton turned up the heat to a boiling point in the second half, as the Mustangs pulled a Houdini magical act like no other. Sutton outscored the Braves 36-7 in the second half to record an incredible turn around, claiming a 44-28 win to keep the Mustang season alive and well.

With the win, Sutton improved to 10-1 on the year, while Battle Creek ends the 2019 season at 9-2.

Friday, Nov. 8, will be a night that Sutton and Harvard football fans won’t soon forget. The Mustangs erased a 21-8 first half deficit, outscoring the Battle Creek Braves, 36-7, in the second half to get into the Class C-2 state semifinals for the second straight year.

In contrast, Harvard fans had to hold their breath in the second half to ensure that their Cardinals qualified for their fourth straight appearance in the six-man state semifinal round. The Cardinals, who at one point held a 32-6 lead early in the second quarter of their clash with the Warriors of Sioux County (Harrison), watched on as the Warriors outscored Harvard, 66-46, in the final 28 minutes of the 40 minute battle, falling short in their comeback bid, as the Cardinals perched on top of a 78-72 victory and maintained its perfect record, improving to 10-0 on the year.